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Filmed interview with Sheriff James G. (Jim) Clark for Eyes on the Prize 1. Discussion centers on his actions as sheriff during the 1965 Selma voting rights movement and his opposition to the Selma to Montgomery March and to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Interview with John Lewis conducted for America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the sit-ins in Nashville, the philosophy of non-violence, the Freedom Rides, his role in SNCC, and the March on Washington.

Filmed interview with Andrew Young conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the the civil rights campaigns in Albany, Birmingham, and Selma. He also discusses his work in SCLC and his working relationships with other members of that organization, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Interview of the Reverend Ralph Abernathy conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the Montgomery bus boycott, the March on Washington, and Rev. Abernathy's time working with Dr. Martin Luther King in SCLC.

Filmed interview with Dr. William G. Anderson conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Anderson spoke about the Albany Movement, the involvement of Dr. King and SCLC, and the law-enforcement tactics of Chief Laurie Pritchett.

Interview with Virginia Durr conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on life in segregated Alabama, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Senator James Eastland of Mississippi harassment of pro-integration southerners.

Filmed interview with James Farmer conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on his work in the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, and debates within the movement over the commitment to non-violence.

Interview of Reverend Dana Greeley conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the Selma to Montgomery Rights March and the murder of the Reverend James Reeb. Also discussed are Reverend Martin Luther King and Jim Clark.

Filmed interview with A.G. Gaston conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the Birmingham campaign of 1963 and his efforts to reach a negotiated settlement between civil rights activists and the city government, including Bull Connor.

Filmed interview with Wendell Harris conducted for America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the civil rights movement in Birmingham. Alabama and the contributions of Martin Luther King and Fred Shuttlesworth.

Filmed interview with Bayard Rustin conducted in 1979 for America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the Brown decision, the reasons for increased civil rights activism after World War II, and his work to organize the March on Washington for Jobs and...Show full record

Interview of Charles Sherrod conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on his involvement with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), along with his participation in the Albany, Ga. civil rights campaign.

Interview with John Lewis conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the voting rights movement in Selma, Alabama, his friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr., the relationship between SCLC and SNCC, his view on the philosophy of nonviolence, and his involvement in the March on...Show full record

Filmed interview with Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on his involvement in Southern Christian Leadership Confrence (SCLC), along with civil rights campaigns in the South, particularly focusing on Birmingham.

Interview of Joseph Smitherman conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the Selma campaign during the time that Smitherman was mayor of that town, including the Selma to Montgomery Rights March.

Filmed interview with Tom Hayden conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on Freedom Summer and activism in Mississippi. Discussion centers on Civil rights workers in Mississippi, John F. Kennedy, the FBI, the Mississippi Freedom Project and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

Filmed interview with Harris Wofford conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the Kennedy administration's policies on civil rights, as well as John Kennedy's intervention with the governor of Georgia in order to release Dr. Martin Luther King from jail in 1960.

Interview with A.W. Wilson conducted for America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on his role as pastor of Holt Street Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama and what impact the Montgomery bus boycott had on the community.